Environment

Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time

Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time

Ohid Sarder pries a rusted nail from a tree and drops it into his bucket, another eyesore scrubbed from the…
“Verynile” initiative to clean Nile water launched: Irrigation Ministry

“Verynile” initiative to clean Nile water launched: Irrigation Ministry

  Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation on Wednesday launched the “Verynile” initiative, which aims to clean the Nile river’s water daily…
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest

Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest

Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle…
Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China

Bug business: Cockroaches crunch waste in China

JINAN, China (Reuters) – In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them – millions of cockroaches…
Weather to improve from Saturday: EMA

Weather to improve from Saturday: EMA

  Egyptian Meteorologists expect the weather to improve on Saturday, remaining cold though across Egypt during daylight hours, while mild…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study

CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study

Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Siberia fights to preserve permafrost

Siberia fights to preserve permafrost

Eduard Romanov points to a spot on a block of flats in Siberia where a major supporting beam has sagged…
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion

Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion

  Ratan Kumar once battled India’s brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon…
David Attenborough: ‘The collapse of our civilizations is on the horizon’

David Attenborough: ‘The collapse of our civilizations is on the horizon’

  Renowned nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has told world leaders that climate change could lead to collapse of civilizations,…
World ‘way off course’, UN warns

World ‘way off course’, UN warns

The world is “way off course” in its plan to prevent catastrophic climate change, the United Nations warned Monday as…
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